Thopho language explained

Thopho
States:	China
Region:	Yunnan
Speakers:	200
Date:	2011
Ref:	e18
Familycolor:	Sino-Tibetan
Fam2:	Lolo-Burmese
Fam3:	Loloish
Fam4:	Southeastern
Fam5:	Highland Phula
Fam6:	Muji languages
Iso3:	ytp
Glotto:	thop1236
Glottorefname:	Thopho

Thopho, or Black Phula, is an endangered Loloish language spoken by the Phula people of Yunnan, China. There are 200 speakers out of an ethnic population of 500 speakers. It is spoken in the following two villages in eastern Guangnan County, Yunnan.

• Bacai 坝彩, Zhongzhai Village 中寨村, Zhulin Township 珠琳镇^[1]
• Xinzhai 新寨, Zhema Village 者妈村, Zhetu Township 者兔乡^[2] (living alongside Zhuang speakers)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 广南县珠琳镇中寨村委会坝彩 . 2012-09-17 . 2016-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305042710/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=86732 . dead .
2. Web site: 广南县者兔乡者妈村委会新寨自然村 . 2012-09-17 . 2018-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180927195322/http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=93172 . dead .